Robinhood lets you learn to invest in the stock market for free. This is an app built around one promise: no-fee stock and cryptocurrency trading. Robinhood seeks to democratize access to the American financial system. The investing platform lets users buy and sell stocks, exchange-traded funds, options, and cryptocurrencies, all commission-free.

Robinhood offers three types of accounts – Robinhood Instant, Robinhood Gold and Robinhood Cash. To make an investment, users first need to choose a company they believe will be successful.

In February 2018 Robinhood began offeringcommission-free trading of Bitcoin and Ethereum to users in California, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Montana. It has now expanded its crypto trading to a number of other U.S. states, the latest being Ohio.

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There are no costs for opening an account on Acrons, but $5 are needed to start investing.

The platform offers two ways of investing – Acorns Core and Acrons Later.

Acrons Core is a micro-investing account that allows you to invest spare change. Acorns Core has partnered with several hundred brands thanks to their Found Money feature. It credits your account when you make a purchase from a credit or debit card linked to your Acorns account. Brands that have joined Acorns and its Found Money feature include Nike, Airbnb Apple, Expedia, Sephora, and Stitch Fix.

Acorns Later is a way to save for retirement.

Acorns is free for four years for college students with a valid .edu email address. Other investors pay $1 a month for a taxable investment account and $2 a month for an individual retirement account.

Stash is an investment platform with a mission to give everyone access to financial opportunities. It allows anyone to become an investor in just two minutes with as little as $5.

Unlike Acorns, which actually does the investing for you, Stash simply makes investment recommendations, leaving it up to you to actually place money. Stash is best for investors who want guidance selecting instruments, new investors, and thematic or impact investors.

The service charges $1 a month for account balances under $5,000 ($2 per month for retirement accounts under $5,000) and a 0.25% annual fee for accounts with $5,000 or more.

Wealthfront is for those who want to use passive investment to build wealth. Wealthfront is a robot-advisor that places your investments based on an algorithm after you complete a questionnaire about how comfortable you are with risk.

“If you try to do things yourself, you’re never sure if you’re making the right decisions. If you use advisors, you’re never sure whether they’re making the best decisions for you... or for themselves,” the post on the platform’s website says.

This is how Wealthfront works: You invest a minimum sum of $500 into a Wealthfront account, and the platform allocates your investment into assorted ETFs.

Betterment has two service options: Betterment Digital and Betterment Premium. The first one has no minimum required and charges 0.25% of managed assets annually. Customers in this offering can consult financial advisors via in-app messaging.

Clink is a microsavings app that aims to help Millennials by making saving and investing simple. Clink helps you save and invest regularly into your own diversified portfolio. Based on the goal you want to save for, Clink will recommend a schedule.

To use the platform, simply link your bank account to Clink mobile app, set a savings schedule, such as $15 per week or 10% of the price of each fast food order you purchase.

Clink costs just $1 per month up to the first $5,000 managed and 0.25% of assets under management thereafter.

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